Vladimir_Nesov comments on Complexity of Value ≠ Complexity of Outcome - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 31 January 2010 09:19:09AM 3 points [-]

Healthy superintelligences execute god's utility function - i.e. they don't value anything apart from their genes.

Superintelligences don't have genes.

Comment author: wedrifid 31 January 2010 09:41:06AM *  2 points [-]

Well, most superintelligences don't have genes.

Comment author: timtyler 31 January 2010 10:50:04AM -1 points [-]

They do if you use an information-theory definition of the term - like the ones on:

http://alife.co.uk/essays/informational_genetics/